acrescida

Acrescida is a Portuguese term that functions as the feminine singular past participle of the verb acrescer. Used as an adjective, it describes something that has been increased, augmented, or added. The form is commonly employed in financial, legal, and general contexts to indicate that an amount or quantity has grown or been supplemented.

Etymology and usage notes

The word derives from Latin acrescere (from ad- plus crescere, to grow). In Portuguese, acrescer yields participles and compounds such as acrescido (masculine) and acrescida (feminine). When paired with feminine nouns, the feminine form acrescida is used; with masculine nouns, the masculine form acrescido is used. The plural forms are acrescidos (masculine) and acrescidas (feminine).

Common contexts

Acrescida frequently appears in accounting, budgeting, and taxation to denote an amount that has been added to a base figure. Examples include receita acrescida (increased revenue), despesa acrescida (increased expense), or quantia acrescida (increased amount). It is also used in general writing to describe any object or measure that has been augmented, such as a população acrescida de novos habitantes or a capital acrescido by investments.

Grammatical notes

Acrescida agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies. The masculine counterpart is acrescido, and the plural forms are acrescidos and acrescidas, respectively. The term is often paired with additional descriptors, such as juros acrescidos (accrued interest) or tributos acrescidos (increased taxes), to specify what has been added.

See also

Acréscimo, acrescer, crescer, juros acrescidos, receitas acrescidas.